Legal Question

[Magicka]

Ok now this has been making me very nervous as of late. I have been SMing myself for around a year now and the cost is becoming way to apparent as an issue. I just got my hours severely cut down at work and I look feminine to the point where I am mame'd even with a buzz cut and andro clothes. I really want to find a provider asap but in my area in northern California it is not the most trans knowledgeable area in the world. Also, if I got established somewhere the doc would look at me and see a female when he is legally expecting a male, and my initial bloodwork would reveal female e levels and female t levels. He would be able to tell that I have been taking E and t blockers maybe or just be very confused and ask me what is going on... right? So my question is..

Can I get in legal trouble for taking unprescribed E and T blockers? And if so what is the punishment.

Sorry but I really need help on this.

[cindianna_jones]

Be honest with your doctor. Your current doctor. See if he/she will work with you. You might be afraid to broach the subject. You'll have to do it the rest of your life so you may as well get used to doing it now.

I too live in a tea pa... ahem... conservative county in California. My endocrinologist and I do not see eye to eye on hormones but I do defer to him. If I want to move in another direction, I'll have to drive way down to Fresno to see someone who knows transgender patients. When I look at the positives I may get at this point in my life and balance them against the costs (money, weight gain, glucose control, etc) I'm wishy washy about the whole thing. I've already lost bone and muscle mass so I'm not sure there are any positives in chasing that rabbit.

I WAS afraid to tell my endo about my trans history for years for fear that everyone in the office would see my file and KNOW that I am trans. I was correct about what would happen when I broached the subject 18 months ago. Now, every visit I have with him gets accompanied by a freshly printed cover sheet listing transsexual as one of my long term symptoms right on top my file where every nurse and office worker can see it. I don't care anymore. I'm tired of hiding.

[Dena]

On this site we have TOS 8 which forbids the discussion of self medication. The legal risk to you is small or non existent but should somebody be inured the risk to Susan is great. The problem with any form of self medication is getting the levels right. Sure you can figure out what the normal treatment is but that may not be what your body needs. I know of several people on the site who need far less than the standard dosage. In other cases, more that the standard dosage might be required. Without monitoring you can't know that your E and T levels are anywhere near where the should be not to mention possible liver damage. It's time to come clean with your doctor and receive proper safe monitoring.

[Magicka]

Thanks for the replies. At least now I know I face negligible to null legal trouble, what a relief that is. I cannot continue to spend the money average monthly on this method anymore, so I'll go and get established medically somewhere, I'll try Chico CA instead of finding one here in Red Bluff.

By the way sorry for mentioning my self-med state I'm in. I just really needed an answer. I wont be mentioning SMing ever again.

Too Cindi: Yeah, I agree I need to get over my nervousness and just do it already. It's not like I'll be in trouble with the law or denied medical care because of this so whatever. Northern California is pretty but other than that it's not to spectacular.